Fiscal Note
Funding for 2015 of $507,429 is available in account 10569-401-200: 54645 under the 2015 Facilities Management Capital Budget Project 9 "Implement Sustainability Plan". Funding for 2016 of $304,611 will be included in the Requested Capital Budget for Facilities Management.
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A resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract between the City of Madison and Elevate Energy a non-profit corporation to implement activities related to the Georgetown University Energy Competition.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison has a longstanding commitment to sustainability, is a signatory on the Mayors Climate Protect Agreement, has adopted the Natural Step, and has prepared a Climate Protection Plan; and
WHEREAS, starting in 2010, the City of Madison administered the Green Madison Program, which has completed hundreds of residential energy efficiency retrofits, saving over 51,174.92 kWh, 66,217.15 Therms and $3,491.71 in heating oil; and
WHEREAS, the City has conducted multiple energy efficiency projects on its own buildings, achieving annual savings of 807,825 kWh, 53,370 Therms; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison adopted "The Madison Sustainability Plan: Fostering Environmental, Economic and Social Resilience," in May of 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council authorized the Mayor to become an Inaugural Signatory of the Resilient Communities for America Agreement in May of 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City's Sustainability Plan sets a goal of reducing overall energy consumption by 50% by 2030 (kWh and Therms per square foot or equivalent unit of measure) in the public and private sectors (using 2008 baseline data); and
WHEREAS, the Common Council authorized staff to compete in the Georgetown University Energy Prize, which challenges local governments with populations between 5,000 and 250,000 to reduce their municipal and residential electric and natural gas use. As competitors progress, they are able to access resources provided by Georgetown and compete for seed funding. The winner of the challenge will receive $5 million to implement additional energy efficiency measures; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council approved funding and authorization for the initial application for the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition and again for the development of a detailed energy efficiency Program Plan; both of which are completed, and the City of Madison has been accepted into the next phase of competition; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council approved a resolution stating "that with successful completion of the detailed Program Plan and acceptance into continuation of the GUEP competition that the selected vendor also assist in the implementation of the Program Plan over the competition period."; and
WHEREAS, Staff are now ready to implement the program plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute contract between the City of Madison and Elevate Energy a non-profit corporation to authorize the work described above and payment in the amount not to exceed $812, 040 over two years.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby agrees to fund the first year of this contract in the 2015 Facilities Management Capital Budget under the Implement Sustainability Plan project, the amount of the contract not to exceed $507,429.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby agrees to fund the second year of this contract in the 2016 Facilities Management Capital Budget under the Implement Sustainability Plan project, amount of contract not to exceed $304,611.